Principal / Sr. Principal Cyber Software Engineer

About the role

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced Principal / Senior Principal Cyber Software Engineer to join our team supporting a program in the Signals Intelligence Mission Solutions (SMS) Department. This position will be located at a Mission Systems Sector site in Chantilly, VA.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver software to meet mission partner requirements.
• Develop both user and developer-level documentation.
• Participate in setting the team’s technical direction in alignment with operational requirements and the sponsor’s technical roadmap.
• Collaborate with the team to review and improve processes (development, test, governance, stakeholder interactions).
• Communicate project status, roadblocks, technical and process proposals to the team and stakeholders.
• Prioritize development efforts with mission partners.
• Define the complexity, scope, and resources needed to integrate new requirements.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with poly to be considered.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience with Bachelor’s in Science; 3 years’ experience with Masters; 1 years’ experience with PhD.
• Proficient in C#. Proficient in C.
• Experience developing using .NET Framework on Windows. Experience with PowerShell.
• Experience developing software on Agile teams with a strong track record of delivering solutions.
• Knowledge of software development life cycle. Strong creative problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to visualize and implement innovative solutions to problems. Strong ability to collaborate and excel on a team.

Qualifications

• For Principal (T03): Minimum 5 years’ experience with Bachelor’s in Science; 3 years’ experience with Masters; 1 years’ experience with PhD.
• For Senior Principal (T04): Minimum 8 years’ experience with Bachelor’s in Science; 6 years’ experience with Masters; 4 years’ experience with PhD.

Skills

• Experience developing software for embedded systems using C/C++.
• Experience with reverse engineering tools such as Ida Pro or Ghidra.
• Experience with x64 assembly language.
• Experience with kernel-level software development.
• Experience with Python.
• Experience working with Microsoft Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipelines, work item tracking, and project management.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.
• Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
• Discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
• Long Term Incentives.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $125,300.00 - $187,900.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $156,400.00 - $234,600.00

Schedule

Travel: 10% of the Time